Congratulations to Rich Bernhard
Germantown, WI for his contributions to the Coaching
Forum contest. The winning entry is listed below for your
review and implementation into your training
program.

Winner

Rich Bernhard
Germantown, WI

CHECK BALL
PLACEMENT AFTER SERVE PRACTICE

Your training doesn't have to stop when the
robot does. Gather the loose balls on the ground, put
them in a small box, and then practice your serving into
the robot. The Newgy robot works great at collecting your
serves. If you have enough sidespin or backspin you will
hear the ball rattle around in the collection area. Also
when you are done serving, check and see which side has
the most balls. This will indicate how well you spread
your serves around the table.

(Editor's note: Of course this only works if
you first pull all the balls out of the ball trays before
beginning your serve practice. Also to better segregate
your returns, place the robot's ball dams in their
retaining slots before starting.With the ball dams in
place, the balls will not mix together in the center
area, thereby giving you a much truer indicator of your
ball placement. It will also make it easier to pull the
balls out of the trays if you decide to continue your
serve practice after you use up the first box of
balls.The Robo-Caddy works great as a tray to hold the
balls for your serve practice. You can position it beside
the table where it is convenient to pick up the next ball
but it won't interfere with serve execution like a box on
top of the table would.)